Greenville
Americannoun
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a city in NW South Carolina.
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a city in W Mississippi, on the Mississippi River.
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a city in E North Carolina.
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a city in NE Texas.
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a city in W Ohio.
Example Sentences
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Lowrance hit .435 with 12 home runs last season at Christ Church Episcopal School in Greenville, S.C.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
After researching cities around the country that were affordable and offered a good work-life balance, the couple decided to move to Greenville, S.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The developments that meet its toughest standards: Arizona State’s Mirabella and the Woodlands at Furman University in Greenville, S.C.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
In 1960, he participated in his first sit-in, in Greenville, South Carolina, and then joined Alabama's Selma-to-Montgomery civil rights marches in 1965, where he caught King's attention.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
In Greenville, my grandfather is too sick to work anymore, so my grandmother has a full-time job.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
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